Contract Asset (IFRS 15) vs. Trade Receivable - what's the difference? - CPDbox answers

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[@rahelworku1356]

wow amazingly you have explained the difference, also you gave us why we should not group contract assets under IFRs-9

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[@tonyrungsiri9738]

I am now confused with all the concept of revenue from construction contract. Your explanation does help me gain the big picture a lot!!. Thank you.

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[@salahsaada9561]

As always amazing Silvia, you and your CBD box is the most powerful source of explanation of IFRS. What about the cost of contract asset ( cost of sales) shouldn’t be capitalized and Jv precede the recognition of contract asset ?

[@CPDbox]

Thank you. That's something different, not the contract costs, they are rather costs to fulfil the contract.

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[@toddgilbey3979]

Hi Silva, great tutorial as always! Is a contract asset the same as accrued income?

[@mlobimkhize5444]

No, it is not. Accrued income is a trade receivable, hence dependent solely on passage of time before receiving payment. Hence not a contract asset, as defined.

[@toddgilbey3979]

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[@rajatjain2089]

Understand correctly. Thanks

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[@vinayramachandran4992]

Excellent!!

[@ricardoshillyshally4593]

What about if a company agrees to give calling and mobile data services to a customer for a period of 24 months. Would it be recorded as a receivable or a contract asset, and why?

[@ricardoshillyshally4593]

In this case, the company is getting paid $25 on a monthly basis and not at the end of the service

[@CPDbox]

@@ricardoshillyshally4593 Please, watch this video, I solved exactly the example with telecom company - how to account for these prepaid services when free handset is received. Your case is quite similar. Here is the video:kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWW1mp5mgsmomac

[@MiddleEast_Asian-oh7cf]

hi Silvia, well informative video. please explain: Client pays ontime throgh bank loan, but tax invoice he will accept end of the project. journal Dr. Bill receivables Cr. Unbilled Revenue is it right?

[@CPDbox]

I do not quite understand the situation, sorry.

[@mohammedalsayadi7131]

great and thankful. and actually we need 1 example for healthcare entity as a client and an insurance co. as a supplier , in such case how the entries would be? hope u get my point and appreciate

[@CPDbox]

I am sorry, I don't understand the question. Maybe you could contact us via our contact form on our website. Thank you!

[@beyond1233]

How about if the Contract Asset turn to Trade Receivable with different currency rate. The different should be reflected in Revenue or realised foreign Exchange?

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[@eslamabdelwahab-c9e]

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[@GeriantJansen]

Is the contra accounts always , debit contract asset and credit revenue? Can it also be debit contract asset and credit to inventory?

[@CPDbox]

I don't think so (answering your second question)

[@beautifulquranrecitationan7034]

To the point perfect

[@christoslefkimiotis9889]

According to IFRS 15 the 5th condition says that "Recognise revenue when a performance obligation has been met" here at 31/12 no obligation has been met (delivering the call centre) so no revenue should be recognised, at 31/12 (dr contract asset 70k cr revenue 70k) What am I missing? Thanks

[@CPDbox]

Well, we are assuming here that this project is satisfied over time, not at the point of time, and I warned you that this example is a bit unrealistic for the sake of illustration and simplicity. But yes, you are right - if the project is at the point of time, then you do not account for a contract asset and revenue. I am adding the note to the description to make it clear - thank you!

[@christoslefkimiotis9889]

@@CPDbox Thank you very much for the response. I do not think that is a so unrealistic scenario because the timing of a project is important, for example if you build a small power substation or something that takes months (and not years) to build you might find yourself in the situation that the year end is during the total duration of the contract. In that cases you only deliver at one point of time and having a year end to account for. Under IAS11 you were able to recognise revenue (more easily) regardless if you "delivered" something or not and only having the funds/purpose to complete the project was the constraint to do so; IFRS15 more or less says that this is not the way that should recognise revenue.Thanks

[@jasontsui2256]

What if at 31 Dec the client makes a payment to the entity of CU100,000 suddenly? Is the journal entry as " Dr Cash and Cr Contract liability" cos the condition has not been met yet and company can't bill the client yet?

[@CPDbox]

So the client does not pay in line with the contract, but up front prior agreed date of payment - is that what you mean? This is highly unlikely without further communication between the supplier and the client and to me, it does not seem OK to keep recognizing contract asset AND contract liability from the same contract, because that's something called "window dressing" (inflating the balance sheet on both assets and liabilites). In this case I would re-arrange the payment terms with the client and reduce a contract asset.

[@jasontsui2256]

@@CPDbox Yes that's what I mean client paying up front prior to agreed payment date. Thanks a lot!!

[@andisupri1360]

Is contract asset the same with accrued revenue?

[@CPDbox]

If that deferred revenue is specifically related to the contract, then I would say yes.

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